Volunteer position

I help small and medium sized businesses in Northeast Oregon and Southwest Washington get more of the clients they want.

Established Carly Carlson Photography as Eastern Oregon’s leading high-end photography boutiqueDeveloped and executed pricing, packaging, social media, digital, strategic partnerships, and referral programsMaximized sales and customer satisfaction by mapping and monitoring key workflow processes

Researched and created a plan for the development of a Quality of Life Index that allows community development professionals on the county level to make more objective quality of life decisions. Performed transcription and assisted with other administrative tasks.

Received peer-nominated “EEL Award” for excellence working in a cross-functional teamDeveloped rural area to lead the company in number of “A accounts”Twice received recognition for reaching the highest percentage of monthly admit goals in the companyGrew average daily census by 98%

Crafted effective ad copyWon sales contest for most new accountsConsistently met monthly sales goals

Coordinated wholesale sales efforts for new product lines through inside, outside, and online sales channelsHired, motivated, and managed independent sale representative groups to launch proprietary lines in the gift industryProvided direction in development of counter-top display, packaging, advertising, direct mail and public relations solutions to promote proprietary lines

Created and managed the BYU-Idaho Student Ambassador Program (http://www.byui.edu/student-support/student-ambassadors) - Developed programs including campus tours, meeting with prospective students, event participation, use of new media including social media, etc...- Recruited and trained new volunteers- Conducted focus groups and surveys, and analyzed and presented findingsManaged and administered the Heber J. Grant Scholarship- Served as main point of contact for applicants to the scholarship- Scored applications, interfaced with other university departments- Participated in steering committee meetings- Trained and supervised volunteersProvided general support to admissions office activities:- Wrote training manual for BYU-Idaho Alumni Ambassadors- Provided input and direction to creative/web development team on admissions office projects